Tough night for 10-man Shamrock Rovers as Classy PAOK control first leg 

Leon Pohls saved a late penalty before the Greek champions got a fourth at the death to surely book their passage into the new Swiss-system league phase of UEFA’s second tier competition.

TOUGH NIGHT: Shamrock Rovers players Dan Cleary, right, and Roberto Lopes after the UEFA Europa League play-off first leg match against PAOK. Picture: John Moisiadis/Sportsfile

Europa League Play-off First Leg: PAOK 4 (Cleary 45+4' (OG), Taison 47', Konstantelias 67', Rahman 90+4') Shamrock Rovers 0

Shamrock Rovers’ interest in the Europa League is all but over after a sobering night in the sapping heat of Thessaloniki.